The cub reporter covered his share of routine police beat and festival stories, but one of those simple pieces proved life-changing. He met his wife, Dolores Watson, when she took the stage at a June 1953 concert he covered in Centennial Park. The two were married in 1955. Son John Michael came alon
He is survived by his wife, the former Dolores Watson, a professional singer, and their son, John Jr. The younger Seigenthaler is a former weekend anchor for NBC News in New York and joined Al Jazeera America in 2013.